RCM de la Mitis — Component 4 : Support for revitalization and intermunicipal cooperation

• The applicant must be a municipality, a grouping of municipalities (supported by an inter-municipal agreement), a legally constituted non-profit organization, a non-financial cooperative, or an educational network organization.
• The project must take place in the territory of La Mitis.
• The project must aim to revitalize the community and contribute to the sustainable improvement of the quality of life of the population.
• The project must minimally meet one of the strategic objectives of the "Ensuring the vitality of our living environments" axis of the revitalization framework.
• The project must be supported by the municipality or municipalities where it takes place.

Who is eligible?

• Private businesses (excluding the financial sector)
• Cooperatives (excluding financial cooperatives)
• Non-profit organizations (NPOs)
• Education-sector organizations
• Municipalities and municipal organizations

Who is not eligible

• Private businesses in the financial sector.
• Financial cooperatives (e.g., credit unions).
• Organizations listed in Quebec’s Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA).
• Applicants involved in a dispute (litigation) with the Government of Quebec.
• Applicants in default of obligations imposed by a law, regulation or agreement toward the Minister responsible for the program.

Eligible expenses

• Direct expenses, exclusively necessary for the implementation of the project.
• Salaries and social benefits of the resource (vitalization agent), when applicable.

Eligible geographic areas

• MRC de La Mitis (Québec).

• Relevance of the project.
• Feasibility of the project.
• Outcomes of the project.
• Community involvement and intersectoral collaboration.
• Originality of the project.

• Step 1: Verification of ongoing applications
  • Confirm with the MRC of La Mitis whether new requests for the FRR - Component 4 are being accepted (a note indicates that the MRC is not accepting new requests "for the moment", updated on September 26, 2024).
• Step 2: Contact and obtain the form
  • Contact the MRC of La Mitis to obtain the financial aid application form.
  • Communicate with Marcel Moreau (general director): mmoreau@mitis.qc.ca or 418 775-8445, extension 2227.
• Step 3: Prepare the file (form and required documents)
  • Complete the financial aid application form.
  • Gather and attach all information and documents required by the MRC.
  • Obtain support from the municipality or municipalities where the project is taking place.
• Step 4: Submit the application to the MRC
  • Send the duly completed form along with the required documents to the MRC.
• Step 5: Follow-up on processing and receipt of the decision
  • Wait for the preliminary analysis and evaluation of the project according to the internal process (the processing time before obtaining a response may vary between 7 to 10 weeks).
  • Receive the decision by email once the project is adopted (or not) by resolution of the MRC Council.
• Step 6: Funding agreement (protocol agreement)
  • If the application is approved, sign a protocol agreement between the MRC and the proponent, which specifies the conditions for disbursement of financial aid and the obligations of the parties.

• The MRC de La Mitis and the Government of Québec signed a funding agreement in 2021 to support the revitalization of Mitis municipalities; the agreement runs until 2025.
• The revitalization envelope totals $5,121,815 and is intended to finance projects that aim to sustainably improve residents’ quality of life.
• The program’s operating rules are set out in a “Cadre de vitalisation” adopted by resolution of the MRC council on February 10, 2021.
• New applications were not being accepted at the time of the latest update (September 26, 2024).